1940 NCAA football rankings
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| 1940 NCAA football rankings | |||
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| Season | 1940 | ||
| Bowl Season | 1940–41 bowl games | ||
| End of Season Champions | Minnesota | ||
NCAA football rankings
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| (#-#-#) | Win-loss-tie record | |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll
| Week 4 Oct 14 |
Week 5 Oct 21 |
Week 6 Oct 28 |
Week 7 Nov 4 |
Week 8 Nov 11 |
Week 9 Nov 18 |
Week 10 Nov 25 |
Week 11 (Final) Dec 2 |
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| 1. | Cornell (2–0) (90) | Cornell (3–0) (83) | Cornell (4–0) (81.5) | Cornell (5–0) (119) | Minnesota (6–0) (55.33) | Minnesota (7–0) (68) | Minnesota (8–0) (88) | Minnesota (8–0) (65) | 1. |
| 2. | Texas A&M (3–0) (25) | Notre Dame (3–0) (30) | Notre Dame (4–0) (40.5) | Minnesota (5–0) (18) | Cornell (6–0) (45.33) | Texas A&M (8–0) (59) | Texas A&M (8–0) (41) | Stanford (9–0) (44) | 2. |
| 3. | Michigan (3–0) (26) | Michigan (4–0) (18) | Michigan (5–0) (16) | Michigan (5–0) (11) | Texas A&M (7–0) (31.33) | Stanford (8–0) (24) | Stanford (8–0) (15) | Michigan (7–1) (5) | 3. |
| 4. | Northwestern (2–0) (1) | Texas A&M (4–0) (15) | Minnesota (4–0) (13) | Texas A&M (6–0) (14) | Stanford (7–0) (12) | Boston College (8–0) (12) | Boston College (9–0) (15) | Tennessee (10–0) (10) | 4. |
| 5. | Tennessee (3–0) (7) | Tennessee (4–0) (6) | Texas A&M (5–0) (9) | Tennessee (6–0) (11) | Tennessee (7–0) (2) | Cornell (6–1) (6) | Michigan (7–1) (3) | Boston College (10–0) (7) | 5. |
| 6. | Notre Dame (2–0) (5) | Minnesota (3–0) (8) | Stanford (5–0) | Stanford (6–0) (3) | Michigan (5–1) | Tennessee (8–0) (3) | Tennessee (9–0) (8) | Texas A&M (8–1) (1) | 6. |
| 7. | Minnesota (2–0) (2) | Northwestern (3–0) | Tennessee (5–0) | Notre Dame (5–0) | Notre Dame (6–0) | Michigan (6–1) | Northwestern (6–2) | Nebraska (8–1) | 7. |
| 8. | Boston College (3–0) | Pennsylvania (3–0) | Northwestern (4–0) (1) | Boston College (6–0) (2) | Boston College (7–0) | Nebraska (6–1) | Nebraska (7–1) | Northwestern (6–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Pennsylvania (2–0) | Stanford (4–0) | Boston College (5–0) | Georgetown (6–0) | Georgetown (7–0) | Georgetown (7–1) | Georgetown (8–1) | Mississippi State (8–0–1) (1) | 9. |
| 10. | Stanford (3–0) | Boston College (4–0) | Clemson (5–0) (2) т | Northwestern (4–1) | Northwestern (5–1) | Northwestern (5–2) | Pennsylvania (6–1–1) | Washington (7–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Fordham (2–0) | Fordham (3–0) | Georgetown (5–0) т | Washington (4–1) | Nebraska (5–1) | Mississippi (8–1) | Mississippi State (8–0–1) | Santa Clara (6–1–1) | 11. |
| 12. | Clemson (4–0) | Texas (4–0) | Nebraska (3–1) | Duke (4–1) т | Duke (5–1) (2) | Pennsylvania (5–1–1) | Washington (6–2) | Fordham (7–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Mississippi (4–0) | Clemson (4–0) (1) | Washington (4–1) | Nebraska (4–1) т | Fordham (5–1) | Washington (5–2) | Cornell (6–2) | Georgetown (8–1) | 13. |
| 14. | Texas (3–0) | Mississippi (5–0) (1) | Navy (5–0) | SMU (4–0–1) | Alabama (5–1) | Notre Dame (6–1) | Fordham (6–1) | Pennsylvania (6–1–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Ohio State (2–1) | Georgetown (4–0) | Pennsylvania (3–1) т | Pennsylvania (4–1) | Mississippi State (6–0–1) | Fordham (5–1) | Santa Clara (5–1–1) | Cornell (6–2) | 15. |
| 16. | Washington (2–1) | Washington (3–1) | SMU (3–0–1) т | Penn State (5–0) | Santa Clara (3–1–1) | Mississippi State (7–0–1) | SMU (6–1–1) | SMU (7–1–1) | 16. |
| 17. | USC (1–0–2) | USC (2–0–2) | Detroit Mercy (5–0) | Fordham (4–1) | Mississippi (7–1) т | Alabama (6–1) | Alabama (7–1) | Hardin-Simmons (8–0) | 17. |
| 18. | Oregon State (2–0–1) | Nebraska (2–1) | Duke (3–1) т | Lafayette (6–0) | Washington (4–2) т | SMU (5–1–1) | Lafayette (9–0) т | Duke (7–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Washington State (2–0–1) | SMU (3–0–1) | Penn State (4–0) т | Mississippi State (5–0–1) т | Oregon State (5–1–1) | Santa Clara (4–1–1) | Texas Tech (8–0–1) т | Lafayette (9–0) | 19. |
| 20. | Iowa (2–1–1) | Columbia (3–0) | Mississippi State (4–0–1) т | Santa Clara (3–1–1) т | Penn State (5–0–1) т | Penn State (6–0–1) т | Duke (6–2) т | — | 20. |
| 21. | — | — | Santa Clara (2–1–1) т | — | SMU (4–1–1) т | Texas Tech (6–0–1) т | Hardin–Simmons (7–0) т | — | 21. |
| 22. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22. |
| 23. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23. |
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| 25. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25. |
| Week 4 Oct 14 |
Week 5 Oct 21 |
Week 6 Oct 28 |
Week 7 Nov 4 |
Week 8 Nov 11 |
Week 9 Nov 18 |
Week 10 Nov 25 |
Week 11 (Final) Dec 2 |
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| Dropped: Ohio State Oregon State Washington State Iowa |
Dropped: Fordham Texas Mississippi USC Columbia |
Dropped: Clemson Navy Detroit Mercy |
Dropped: Pennsylvania Lafayette |
Dropped: Duke Oregon State |
Dropped: Mississippi Notre Dame Penn State |
Dropped: Alabama Texas Tech |
